Ducks Trade For Jhonas Enroth

        The Toronto Maple Leafs experiment with goaltender Jhonas Enroth appears to be over, while the Anaheim Ducks are looking to add another veteran goaltender to their mix. Today, both teams got their wishes.

The Maple Leafs announced today that they have indeed traded goaltender Jhonas Enroth to the Ducks for a 7th-round pick in the 2018 draft. Enroth is expected to report to the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, where he'll most likely take over duties in goal as a result of an injury to current goaltender Dustin Tokarski.

Enroth's time with the Maple Leafs ended in somewhat of a disappointment. He went winless with a 3.94 goals-against average in six games this season with the Leafs, and he spent last season being Jonathan Quick's backup with the Los Angeles Kings. Unfortunately for the Leafs, he couldn't quite cut it as a backup to Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen, and they have calimed Curtis McElhinney off waivers from Toronto to fill that void.

The Ducks will make this the fifth team in 23 months for Enroth and spent his first seven seasons with the Buffalo Sabres.

I doubt the Ducks traded him to be an option in Anaheim, at least for right now. The Ducks knew they needed some help down in San Diego as a result of their two goaltenders down there being hurt, and I believe they just traded for him so that the Gulls would have another viable option at goaltender until Tokarski gets back. I think Enroth needs some time in the AHL to help figure out what he's doing wrong and get himself back on track. I know it's a sad circumstance what he is going through, but in the NHL these days, you have to be really good in order to play at the NHL level, and right now, he doesn't seem to be doing that.

I hope Enroth can revive himself down in San Diego. If he can help the Gulls get into the Calder Cup playoff picture, then maybe he has a chance to come back up. But right now, the Gulls needed help and Enroth seemed to be the only likely choice they have to fill that void. I hope things work out for him down there.